A major redesign is advancing at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, the Israeli and American-backed hub created in October 2025 to help maintain and advance the Gaza ceasefire. The center, which has faced criticism for being ineffective and peripheral to events in the Strip, is expected to undergo a broad change in both name and mission in the near future.
According to diplomats familiar with the process, the center will likely be renamed the International Gaza Support Center, or IGSC, rather than actually shutting down and reopening as a new facility. The planned shift would also reduce the number of representatives and countries involved in the Gaza-related discussions, while making the international stabilization force, the ISF, a much more central part of the center’s work.
An informed regional diplomat told N12 that Vietnam and Georgia could also join the ISF, with talks on their participation progressing. So far, Greece, Morocco, Indonesia, Kosovo, Kazakhstan and Albania have formally said they are willing to contribute troops, and the force’s broader formation is still moving forward. Under the UN-backed framework, the ISF is meant to help demilitarize Gaza, secure border areas, support humanitarian activity and ensure the ceasefire is upheld, in coordination with Israel and Egypt.
The overhaul was discussed and advanced at a meeting held this week, and officials say it should be implemented in June or, if delayed, still soon. One diplomat said the change was described to those working at the center as something to be put in place during June, though it may slip slightly. The same source expects no major changes on the ground in Gaza, including any deployment of the stabilization force, before elections, saying Israeli political incentives, as well as Hamas and regional actors, point to waiting for the vote before making next steps.
